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19. The IUCN Regional Councilor for Europe informed the Bureau that the series of measures to prevent the increasing siltation of the Bay, as announced by President Mitterrand in 1983, had not yet been taken. The salt marshes were currently encroaching upon the Bay at a rate of 30 ha per year which, according to previous studies, could mean that Mont Saint Michel would no longer be an island ...Session:14th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)Year:1990Sites:Mont-Saint-Michel and its BayCountry:France

22. The Bureau recalled that at the time of the inscription of this site on the World Heritage List in 1981, the Committee was aware of the pending threat to exploit the rich iron ore deposit situated in the northern part of the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve in Guinea. A project now existed which was of great interest to the steel industry for Europe, Japan and the United States, and ...Session:14th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)Year:1990Sites:Mount Nimba Strict Nature ReserveCountry:Côte d'IvoireGuinea

29. The Bureau was concerned that the site was being degraded by unregulated tourism and water pollution and hence requested the Secretariat to contact the Turkish authorities and request them to (a) declare this site a national park as soon as possible, as the Committee had recommended at the time of its being listed in 1988; and (b) host a national workshop for discussing the various ...Session:14th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)Year:1990Sites:Hierapolis-PamukkaleCountry:Turkey

The Bureau noted that, following the distribution of the report of the thirteenth session of the Committee, the Secretariat had received advice by the Australian authorities that, although it was not strictly correct to say that legislation had been passed to revoke all mining rights within the World Heritage site, they guaranteed that no activity would take place which might threaten the ...Session:14th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)Year:1990Sites:Tasmanian WildernessCountry:Australia

The Bureau noted that the Chairman had approved US $7,500 under preparatory assistance for drawing up a technical co-operation project for buffer zone development which could benefit local people resident around this park. In the meantime, however, the Bureau was concerned about reports of heavy commercial poaching in the area, particularly on Maxwell's duikers. The Bureau was informed that a ...Session:14th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)Year:1990Sites:Taï National ParkCountry:Côte d'Ivoire

The Bureau was specifically concerned with the capturing of about 40,000 sharks, using locally captured sea-lions as baits, in the marine waters surrounding the Galapagos world heritage site. Although the capture of sharks had been temporarily halted following protests from international agencies, the effectiveness of the ban was uncertain. The Bureau recalled that preparatory assistance from ...Session:14th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)Year:1990Sites:Galápagos IslandsCountry:Ecuador

The Bureau noted with satisfaction that, as requested by the Committee at the time of the inscription of this site in 1981, the American authorities had completed amendments to the legislation and added a coastal strip and a number of offshore rocks and islands to the park. The Bureau commended the American authorities for their effective implementation of the recommendations of the Committee ...Session:14th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)Year:1990Sites:Olympic National ParkCountry:United States of America

The Bureau recalled that this site had been invaded by people belonging to the Bodo tribe about a year ago and was concerned to note that the reserve was still occupied and that illegal removal of vegetation and poaching of animals continued. The local staff also seemed to have abandoned the park. The Bureau requested the Secretariat to continue its efforts to obtain a report on the state of ...Session:14th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)Year:1990Sites:Manas Wildlife SanctuaryCountry:India

The Bureau was informed that a US $30 million irrigation project, to be implemented with the assistance of a Japanese company and the Asian Development Bank, could divert about 75 per cent of the waters of the Rapti River which forms the northern boundary of the park and that no study on the environmental impact of this irrigation project had so far been undertaken. The Bureau recalled that a ...Session:14th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)Year:1990Sites:Chitwan National ParkCountry:Nepal

The Bureau recalled that when this site was entered on the World Heritage List at the twelfth session of the Committee, in Brasilia (Brazil), in December 1988, the Committee had noted that the integrity of the site was under serious threat but had definite prospects of rapid amelioration through the implementation of a 10-year project costing US $27 million to be financed by EEC. Hence, the ...Session:14th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)Year:1990Sites:Manovo-Gounda St Floris National ParkCountry:Central African Republic

The Bureau recalled that during 1989, both the Bureau and the Committee had expressed concern regarding the proposed construction of a major highway, based on an existing track, across the park, which could greatly jeopardize its natural values. Following the Committee session in December, President Diouf of Senegal had written to the Director-General of Unesco assuring Senegal's commitment ...Session:14th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)Year:1990Sites:Niokolo-Koba National ParkCountry:Senegal

At its thirteenth session, in December 1989, the Committee had expressed concern regarding the felling of trees in the park of Versailles Palace. The French observer informed the Bureau that, since that time, violent storms had devastated the park, bringing down more than 1,200 trees which, most fortunately, had not damaged in their fall any of the sculptures or buildings. The French observer ...Session:14th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)Year:1990Sites:Palace and Park of VersaillesCountry:France

In the course of its fourteenth session the Bureau was informed of the Italian authorities' decision not to confirm the proposal to have Venice selected as the site of the Universal Exhibition for year 2000. The members of the Bureau welcomed the news and expressed great satisfaction at the decisive role played by the Committee in that regardSession:14th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)Year:1990Sites:Venice and its LagoonCountry:Italy

One member of the Bureau expressed concern about the state of conservation of the Kathmandu Valley monuments. The Secretariat informed the Bureau that assistance had been granted as a matter of urgency to the Nepalese authorities so that they could carry out the necessary conservation works, which had already been started. The Bureau asked for a report to be made to it on that site in ...Session:14th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)Year:1990Sites:Kathmandu Valley Country:Nepal

47. The Bureau recommended that the Committee approve a request for technical assistance submitted by Yugoslavia for the purchase of computer and photographic equipment and equipment for the restoration of the mural paintings of the Monastery of Studenica, at a total cost of US$51,000.
Concerning that same site, the Bureau asked the Yugoslav authorities to give it their formal assurance ...Session:14th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)Year:1990Sites:Studenica MonasteryCountry:Serbia

48. The Bureau considered a request by the United Republic of Tanzania for the purchase of a Land Rover and radio equipment at a cost of US$49,782 for use at the archaeological and palaeontological site of Olduvai in the Ngorongoro conservation area.
The Bureau agreed in principle to make a favourable recommendation to the Committee concerning that request. However, before finalizing its ...Session:14th session of the Bureau (CONF 003)Year:1990Sites:Ngorongoro Conservation AreaCountry:United Republic of Tanzania